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Ruy Lopez: Exchange, Alekhine Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Bxc6dxc65.d4exd46.Qxd4Qxd47.Nxd4Bd7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Exchange, Alekhine Variation43k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
30%13k50%
28%12k50%
21%8.9k40%
12%5.1k42%
2.1%89446%
1.7%73942%
1.1%48537%
0.9%37739%
0.5%23249%
0.4%16432%
Famous games in this line392 master games
Maghsoodloo, Parham (2656) – Vidit, S. (2703)2019½–½Miles, Anthony J (2595) – Karpov, Anatoly (2715)1992½–½Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2605) – Jussupow, Artur (2645)1986½–½Smyslov, Vassily (2510) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2695)1994½–½Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2580) – Nikolic, Predrag (2605)1989½–½Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2600) – Beliavsky, Alexander G (2585)19860–1Grechihin, Valery (2564) – Popov, Valerij (2593)2002½–½Slobodjan, Roman (2522) – Jussupow, Artur (2633)20010–1
Heroes of this opening Beliavsky, Alexander G · Jussupow, Artur
Family
Ruy Lopez
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C68
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Qxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7
Classical
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From the archives

Ruy López de Segura was a 16th-century Spanish priest whose 1561 book systematized 3.Bb5 — alongside advice like seating your opponent facing the sun. The 'Spanish torture' has been a world-championship battleground from Steinitz to Carlsen: slow pressure, forever.

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